I have a page on my site with some of my favorite new sites that are showing up on the web. These are not my sites, but they are the kinds of things that I like in a website. There are different reasons that I picked these sites, they all look good and are clear and easy to use. The graphics are good, but not overpowering. Sometimes I just like a picture or the name. Some of them are not in English and I still know what they are about.

The newest one is called All Decks and Carpentry. One quick look at this site and you know they build decks. Of course you need text for content, but if you took it out or changed the language you would still what this site is about. Navigation is easy to find and use, right at the top.

My only criticisms are minor.
If you are going to put a date on your copyright you should keep it current.
The links that are leaving the site should open in a new window. It can be very hard to get back to any site once you have left it.
The links at the bottom of the page in white text are difficult to read.

Many sites these days are centering their content. Putting the content on the left of the page is a bit of a throwback and I think it may help this site stand out from the crowd

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